http://www.kitchenwench.com adventures in supreme deliciousness Tue, 13 May 2008 04:04:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I think Pasta Mia pasta is like crack. Seriously. I ate at the tiny Adams Morgan institution for the first time this weekend. The place has maybe 15 tables, does not take reservations, does not take credit cards, and yet there is always a line out the door. Under normal ... http://www.kitchenwench.com/2008/05/12/pasta-mia-on-the-brain/ Belgian food is starting to quickly become an overdone fad in DC. However, having spent most of my life in the Midwest, deprived of moules and frites, I just can't seem to get enough of them. Plus, trying new restaurants gives me an excuse to eat french fries, ... http://www.kitchenwench.com/2008/05/07/brasserie-beck/ ... while I switch to a new blog theme. Things are still getting tweaked, so the pages will probably look a little weird for a day or two. http://www.kitchenwench.com/2008/04/27/please-pardon-the-mess/ This pie tastes like summer. I made it for a work picnic on Thursday. I was going to make a strawberry rhubarb pie, but Giant was out of rhubarb. Instead, I got some purple plums and Bosc pears, both of which were a bit under ripe. ... http://www.kitchenwench.com/2008/04/25/strawberry-plum-pear-pie/ Every year, Lee's mother mails him a birthday care package. Aside from presents, it always includes a box of angel food cake mix, as well as candles, balloons, and paper plates and napkins. It's sort of quaint, because no matter how old he gets, the care package is ... http://www.kitchenwench.com/2008/04/22/angel-food-cupcakes/ In case you didn't know, Westend Bistro is the brain child of pouty-lipped chef Eric Ripert. If there is any doubt about this, please visit the Westend Bisto website. You can listen to some horrific ambient electronic music, accompanied by a giant headshot of Ripert. There is ... http://www.kitchenwench.com/2008/04/20/westend-bistro/ I feel like now is sort of the best of times and the worst of times for food-centric shows on tv. As a child, I remember the only options were watching low-budget how-to shows on PBS or reruns of Julia Child. Now that food is trendy, the Food ... http://www.kitchenwench.com/2008/04/15/rescue-chef/ In American restaurants, the kids menu tends to consist of things that are fried, white in color, or both (see chicken fingers, french fries, mashed potatoes). In Japan and Korea, kids get to eat something called omurice or omu-raisu. I saw this dish for the first time ... http://www.kitchenwench.com/2008/04/12/omelets-for-japanese-kids/ I have never been able to get into Top Chef. I'm a squealing fan of Project Runway, even though I can barely sew a button back onto a shirt. But, Top Chef Chicago started last night and I thought I'd give it a try. I figured that ... http://www.kitchenwench.com/2008/03/14/top-chef/ Since moving here a year and a half ago, I’ve heard that H St NE (a small stretch of bars and clubs between 12th and 14th and H) is the next rapidly gentrifying hot spot. The two block strip, across from an Autozone and several fried chicken/subs/Chinese food/seafood ... http://www.kitchenwench.com/2008/02/10/arbiters-of-cool-hanging-out-on-h-st-ne/